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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025 at 01:04 pm

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • How does a citizen know when they are in, on, or within 1,000 feet of a child safety zone?
  • They have to be in compliance with child safety zones. So where do they go to build their life?
  • How is he to know where every child safety zone is?
  • With his farm equipment, how is he to know where every child safety zone is?
  • Are you going to put flashing lights throughout every county on child safety zones?
Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3087, the County Child Safety Zones, is a critical measure that seeks to close a dangerous
  • Because they can't live there, they have to be in compliance with child safety zones.
  • In Hunt County with his farm equipment, how is he to know where every child safety zone is?
  • Are you going to put flashing lights throughout every county to indicate child safety zones?
  • Centers, daycare centers, and so it is limited to child safety zones.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • deer with a rifle in some of the flat zones.
  • Would this affect current hunting zones?
  • , is the DNR going to adjust hunting zone maps out of safety concerns?
  • Any more accidents on one side than the other in the firearm zone versus shotgun zone?
  • I live in the shotgun zone while my neighbors can shoot with rifles.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:27.520> for talking about the shotgun zone for talking about the shotgun zone for several
  • <00:21:44.760> so with rifle in some of the flat zones so with rifle in some of the flat zones
  • I'm neutral on whether or not we have a shotgun zone.
  • ...up to farming and hunting zones is going to have to take a look at redrawing hunting zone maps out
  • And I'll just say as someone who represents a district that is split between rifle zone and shotgun zone
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It addresses every debris typically in commercial zones and will allow Johnson County employees to survey
  • Our Texas sovereignty over our coastal zone and recognizes, additionally, the Gulf of America's critical
  • tie into the national demand just coming from the areas off of my district and within this 10-mile zone
  • there is some good content in here, opposing federal overreach to ensure sovereignty over the 10-mile zone
  • receive state sales tax revenue from establishments located on city-owned land within that 1,000-foot zone
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we had said that we're not able to implement the no-pass zoning, which is what they wanted to add
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • routes, energy resources, and national security benefits. ...retain sovereign control over the 10-mile zone
  • SCR38 affirms Texas's sovereignty over its coastal zone and recognizes... ...the Gulf of America's critical
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It establishes an 800-foot buffer zone that will prohibit new mining permits or expansions within the
  • 800 feet of residences or residentially zoned property.
  • It was actually a zoning request, so it went through the county.
  • If they're within that buffer zone. Thank you for the question.
  • There has not been any Changes, so this is just going to be an 800-foot buffer zone as far as signage
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:24 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They can do the normal ones that are offered for that same zone businesses.
  • But we can't look at zoning and child care in a vacuum.
  • We urge the passage of SB 96 because unnecessary local zoning barriers are unintentionally discouraging
  • question on page six, Madam Chair, where it talks about the number of stacking spaces required by the zoning
Bills: HB303, SB96, HM6
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Think you could say that there are many communities that don't require any zoning or permitting.
  • We have some areas that are zoned commercial, some on some areas own residential.
  • A commercial area and residential area and zoning.
  • only to the counties, which I think are in the majority that do not have county zoning.
  • Because they're zoning ordinances and laws right now that kind of try to rein that in.